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Bear in mind that the truck's Combined Vehicle Weight is the limiter: that's what the manufacturer believes the truck can safely shepherd. Adding a 40k rated trailer to a f250 that's rated at 23k does not mean you can drive 63k - it means limit the package to 23k total. I did a little google...

If the head gasket is leaking, sometimes that can be proven by looking for continuous bubbles in the radiator while running. Remove radiator cap with engine completely cold, coolant level up to cap opening, start engine. If coolant shows a lot of bubbling like there's a stream of air flowing...

Oops, misread the first post - didn't see where the white smoke was continuous. Others on the site have much more direct experience. I know I've used Seafoam on some vehicles, and they have been happy with it. The ones I used it on weren't running bad before, so I can't say how much it did...

A friend of mine had a 6.2 diesel in a Suburban. White smoke on startup could be as simple as some bad glow plugs. In warmer temperatures, the working glow plugs get a few of the cylinders going and the others don't ignite their fuel until the whole block is up to temp. In the meantime they...

Maybe if anyone has a grateful friend in the local EMA / Red Cross who's been helped in the past by a Deuce owner, they could get that government official to write a letter? Getting support from the local EMA / Red Cross has helped the Amateur Radio community defend their radio privileges...

I agree with LanceRobson, sometimes the discussions about an item for sale have good info buried in them. If it's well tagged in the headline, I don't mind. Carnac - we need a better description. I'll kick it off: Truck, Utility, 4x4, 3/4 ton, M1009 Items missing include radiator fluid, right...

Another nice thing to consider: every Deuce comes with a free air compressor and tanks onboard. At least some (all?) are equipped with an air coupling under the dash, and (someone would have to chime in) the rear air connections may also allow use of the compressed air. Just build a hose...

Maybe they left the locking axles off, since they'd be traveling with friends anyway. Some with winches, and some with tracks and a cannon on top:-D

This sounds like a fault in the injector pump. The pump carries an idle and top speed governor system. If the governor sticks, the pump can go to full flow, and the engine will spin as fast as it can. There is a recommendation for starting a Deuce to have a 2x4 handy at the passenger side air...

I've noted on GM vehicles that the wiper motor ground is not well-done. Some of the people I worked with had Astro vans, and the wiper motor started acting weird. We tried adding a ground wire from the wiper motor's metal shell to the chassis, and it resolved the problem on two of them...

Does this farm tag clear the Catch-22, allowing you to get your CDL and inspection?

I can fix that with just a screwdriver! Just use it to take the plates off and put a new truck under 'em. :) But seriously, glad all are ok. Hope you can find a good deal on a replacement.

I'm gonna stick my neck out and presume that if the fence doesn't obscure it, it's not wrong to discuss it. Now that I've been viewing this site, I have a better idea of what's down the road. There's an armory in Hamilton that has some Deuces in its inventory. A lot of their gear is visible...

The scientific principle is Boyle's Law. It basically says temperature and pressure are related, lower pressure = colder and higher pressure = hotter. The air in the atmosphere is a higher pressure than the air in the intake (of course, engine vacuum), so its temperature drops with a decrease...

I'm betting that if we stop adding to this thread, the system will accept that we're up to date and it will stop bugging us. Maybe the site master can kill off some of the short messages and close the thread so it does not keep expanding and setting us to 'unread' status.;-) Thanks for all the...

If you have access to the plane, there should be a manufacturer's data plate on the outside of the fuselage, near the tail. The tail of an airplane often breaks away from the fuselage in a crash, and also there is (usually) less / no fuel in that area. This means the tail may survive a...

I hate to bash, but I've personally cut open a new Fram filter and found plain cardboard, cut in a hexagon, to separate the clean/dirty side of the filter. And I'd been using Fram filters for everything until then. I use Napa Gold, AC Delco, Bosch in that order. I've found the AC Delco's to...

One note - the vacuum modulator on the transmission often has an effect on the entire transmission's internal pressures. Having them too low / high could lead to seal problems, and can also cause rapid clutch pack wear. Definitely replace rotted vacuum hoses - they do make a big difference...

Awesome! Congrats on getting it back up and running, glad to have been able to help.

First a little disclaimer: I've never worked on a CUCV. I'm offering some general advice, but it's in the dark, and please use all this with a nice dessert and your TM's open. Apologies in advance if you already know / have tried the following items. I'd recommend checking the exciter wire...